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Owen Daniels

Posted 18 days ago, valid for 7 days

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

Full Time

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The CAD Engineer position is a permanent role based in Birmingham, offering an excellent salary and benefits package including 25 days of holiday plus 8 statutory days, a pension plan with up to 8% matched contributions, and life assurance at 5 times the basic salary.
The role requires a minimum of 3 years of experience in CAD engineering, specifically with Solidworks, to produce highly accurate technical documentation and maintain technical drawings and bills of materials.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring departmental commitments are met, promoting quality and excellence within the engineering function, and maintaining effective communication with internal and external customers.
Key responsibilities include producing manufacturing drawings, conducting internal audits, and introducing engineering processes for technical drawings and validation.
Candidates should possess a strong understanding of design for manufacturing (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), and geometrical dimensioning and tolerancing, along with high-level technical drawing skills in accordance with BS8888 standards.

CAD Engineer Permanent PositionExcellent salary/package (Holiday: 25 days + 8 Statutory Days, Pension up to 8% matched, Life Assurance: 5x Basic Salary)Flexible working hoursGrowing Manufacturing BusinessOn-site in BirminghamMy client are a precision manufacturing business based North Birmingham specialising in machining and assembly of high value low volume components.The CAD Engineer will be responsible for producing highly accurate technical documentation while ensuring their day to day activities are on track in line with departmental commitments. Maintaining and developing technical drawings and bills of materials, using Solidworks. Working within the Engineering function the CAD Engineer will promote excellence and quality throughout the Company, applying sound Engineering judgement and practices at all times.CAD Engineer Job Description

Producing product designs and manufacturing drawings in Solidworks.
Represent Engineering in Obeya meetings when required. Taking full responsibility for any Engineering commitments that have been agreed.
Ensure process and procedures are carried out across the whole team through internal audits.
Producing highly detailed and manufacturing drawings in Solidworks, whilst maintaining MRP systems and PDM, ensuring high levels of accuracy and data.
Introducing and maintaining Engineering processes for technical drawings and validation.
Working to project plans, autonomously or with the appropriate project lead.
Ensuring continued communication and good relationships with external and internal customers.
Liaise with and provide technical support to applications and production.
Carrying out any other duties appropriate to this post, as necessary or as requested.

CAD Engineer Essential Qualifications / Experience / Skills

Able to produce highly accurate working 2D drawings using 3D modelling and in line with design and manufacturing requirements
Excellent understanding of DFM, DFA
Sound knowledge of Geometrical, Dimensioning and Tolerancing
High level of technical drawing abilities in line with BS8888

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